Live Updates: Reported strikes against US ships in Strait of Hormuz, US, Iran deal waits for leaders' approval
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Iran's state TV says US aircraft destroyed in Iran's Bushehr, no confirmation from US
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Explosions heard near Strait of Hormuz, Bandar Abbas - report
According to the reports, Iran may be firing at US ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.